China opens up to talk therapy, almost 60 years after Mao banned psychology. Article written by Tania Branigan.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/03/china-psychiatrists-talking-therapy-counselling
Psychology Today: Addiction Can’t Be Reduced to One Cause
A philosophically-informed discussion of addiction as multiply determined — in other words, not reducible to any single factor or explanation. Article written by Peg O’Connor, Ph.D.
PsychCentral: Eating Disorders in Men
Emotional pressures on men in contemporary society now increasing lead to eating disorders. Article written by Zach Rawlings, MA, LPC.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/08/08/eating-disorders-in-men-2/
The Atlantic: For Depression, Prescribing Exercise Before Medication
Psychiatrists debate the merits of exercise as a treatment for depression, and lament the obstacles to incorporating it into treatment. Article written by Olga Khazan.
The New Yorker: When It’s Bad to Have Good Choices
Why having too many choices — inherent in middle-class living in a commerce-driven Western society — produces anxiety. Article written by Maria Konnikova.
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bad-good-choices